miket
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Very nice car! I love the color. I had a 2 dr that color back in the late 80's. Great story. Look forward to more pics.
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polara71
Old Man with a Hat
That won't do..... I had off last Friday and tomorrow
70NPORT
Old Man with a Hat
Yeah Dave get the entire fleet there...your dad's car.....THAT would be extremely cool. Nice catch indeed.
I'm late to the party Dave but ah big thumbz up to yeah Pal. Nice to know theirz more then me 'n Stan that get ah woody over ah piece ah iron. I stopped questionin' why that iz ah long time ago, lmao. Ain't them kinda road trips ah hoot? The adrenalin never stops pumpin' do it?
68plymouth383
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Maybe they were a dealer add on accessory......... The orig owner was Andre the giant.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
No Jer it didn't. I have no idea how I could stay awake that long but I think you summed it up.
On the return almost to WV I remember me thinking ****, I just woke up.... I should pull over, and I did. Twice.
On the return almost to WV I remember me thinking ****, I just woke up.... I should pull over, and I did. Twice.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
No dealer add on and Andre' would have driven from the back seat and eliminated the fronts, not raised it up
68plymouth383
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azblackhemi
Old Man with a Hat
Congrates on the new ride Dave! Great car that I can see why it was a must have in your book! Good luck with it.
300rag
It's Not Going to Shift Itself
Congratulations on the new ride. I can imagine your fear of a lurker slithering in and stealing her away.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
All to often they get swooped off. Many guys here know that fear and played similar hands
patrick66
Old Man with a Hat
Those are NOT 1973 tires! Those designations did not exist in 1973. You will have a three or four-digit number on the sidewall near the DOT number. For example, "3403" would be the 34th week of 2003. The six-digit number you show in the picture is not the build date.
Very nice car you have there!
http://barrystiretech.com/dotcoding.html
Very nice car you have there!
http://barrystiretech.com/dotcoding.html
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
OK Patrick...... The information on the sites we looked at told me otherwise.. Plus the polyglass reference made me lean towards early....
Pleasy tell me what I should be looking at there then..... So I know
Pleasy tell me what I should be looking at there then..... So I know
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Congratulations Dave! That Polara certainly needed to end up to your hands.
Here's infomation about European tire codes
The letter E and number code combination positioned in a circle identify the country through which an approved tire was originally registered. E4 is the code for Netherlands. The circle is followed by two digits indicating the European Community Regulation Series under which the tire was approved such as 02 for governing passenger car tires. That is followed by four digits that represent the European Community type-approval numbers.
In other words the E4 022572 is:
E4 = The tire was approved for European markets by Netherlands
02 = Passenger car tire
2572 = European Community type-approval number
Most obviously the tires are newer than 1973
Way-ta-go Dave ! Most excellent ! Really enjoyed your trip report / unveiling writeup. I feel like I was right there with ya when you found that build sheet. Mighty fine !
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patrick66
Old Man with a Hat
The example I linked to is pretty self-explanatory. You need to find the DOT number, as pictured in the example, and go to the last four digits in that string. First two in that four-number is the week of the year (the last two digits in that set) that the tire was manufactured.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Thanks I missed the link.... Now that I think about it I guess the early 70s build seems impossible with the size being what it is.....
There is nothing on this tire that reflects a tire manufacture date from my schooling..... Which is why I presumed early.....
I will dig further but not too hard.... They're going away regardless
There is nothing on this tire that reflects a tire manufacture date from my schooling..... Which is why I presumed early.....
I will dig further but not too hard.... They're going away regardless
patrick66
Old Man with a Hat
If the car has been garaged to where the tires are not exposed to sunshine, and brought outside occasionally, the tires are likely still drivable. But it's never a bad idea to replace them, in any case.
Your car pics are pretty nice. I'm pretty amazed at the floors on the car. That, and the color combo you have make for a sweet ragtop. Congrats!
Your car pics are pretty nice. I'm pretty amazed at the floors on the car. That, and the color combo you have make for a sweet ragtop. Congrats!
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Thank you P66 ... Those tires are all wrong for that car... It needs meat.
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